A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference.

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"I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it."

- Thomas Jefferson

Hard Work

"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock."

- Thomas Jefferson

Leadership

""I’m a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.""

- Thomas Jefferson

Hard Work

"I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another."

- Thomas Jefferson

Compassion

"I’m a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it."

- Thomas Jefferson

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"We have raised the bar. … But that doesn’t raise it just for the youth. That raises it for the parents, who have the primary responsibility for teaching their children principles. That raises it for the leaders. That raises it for the teachers. We’ve all got to take a step up in a world that is unraveling as fast as this one is."

- President M. Russell Ballard

Responsibility

"Obstacles can’t stop you. Problems can’t stop you. People can’t stop you. Only you can stop you."

- Unknown

Responsibility

"Life comes at a cost. Wouldn’t it be arrogant to die before you’ve repaid that debt?"

- Yuuji Kazami

Responsibility

"You can’t win a game by doing nothing. And if someone else wins it for you then you haven’t accomplished anything. Life is the same way."

- Junichirou Kagami

Responsibility

"Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country."

- John F. Kennedy

Responsibility